Curtain hanger



Sept. 21 1926.

' G. W. DOVER CURTAIN HANGER File D 5, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR TORNEY Sept. 21 1926.

G. w.. DOVER CURTAIN HANGER Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Georae 10-30097" B %TORNEY Patented Sept. 21, 1926.

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I Applicationfiled December This invention relates to an improved curtain hanger adapted tocarry a, pluralityof curtain draperies;and hold the same in 7 extended positionin front of theWlndow.

One object of the invention isto provide,

a curtainhangerof the character described-;

which extends across the .frontof the; win- (low-and is, provided with. separate curtahi supporting fsections andione or. more inter-- mediate sectionsadapted to connect the cur-1 tain supporting sections in such manner as position jacro'ss the upper portion of: the

tion and there supported where-easy; access "may behad'thereto to remove/curtain dra peries therefrom and replace-them" with others when desired.

' aid of upper. brackets, to support thecurtain;

window.

. Y theid'etailedi description to followz" A ,fu1-tl1e1' objectof the invention isto provide upper and lower bracketsadjacent to the 'top otthe window and ata suitable-.4

point below the top of the window which co-- operate to support the curtain hanger across the window adjacent to the top thereof, or.

permit the utilization of the lower brackets to supportfth'e curtain hanger at a suitable. point below the top ofthe window to permit the removal ofdraperies therefrom'and their. replacement by others when desired.

' Another'object of the invention is to proi vide a curtain hanger of-thecharacter described which may be employed without the draperies. across the upper portion of the Another object of the invention is to pro-v vide supporting bracket-s which may be secured to the top or sldes ofthe window casing, thereby avoiding. the Imarring of the frontportionsiot thewindoweasingi @ther: objects'i-and .Ladvantages 0f. the in operation as will befgmor e'tulgl like erring to the; drawings the lOWei'Qhracketqmembershown in Fig. 1

3, 19215. 7. Serial not 72,895..

portion ,of' the window,

' i; Fig.-.2iis aside elevational view of the structure shown, in Fig. 1,

show -in Fig. 1;

-- ;F1'g,- is an enlarged, perspective View ig.' 3 19/13, top' .plan view of the structure Fig. .5 is an enlarged perspective view one of the vertical:standardsshown inFig. 1, to provide an extensible structure for fitting windowso-f varyingwidths;

Another-obj'ectof the invention is to providea curtain hanger and means for hold *ing the same whereby thehanger may be retained in its normalfcurtain supporting-r,

; Fig. G lSj side elevational view. of .a modi E fied'form of the invention; I Y .t

, Fig, 7 ,is an enlarged detail sectional view; at the'chp; taken ,along the, line 77 of f Fig; 9v is an enlargeddetail sectional View,

:; Fig. 10 is aperspective'wew of the lower bracket aszshown inFig. 6 of the drawin s,- a a Fig; 11 further. modified forin'of the invention,

'Fig.:12 is an enlarged sectionalvie'w taken alongtheli'ne 1212ofFig. 11, i

Fig; '13 is a perspective view of the lower bracket shown in'Fig. 11, i

Fig. .16 is a sideview of the end portion of one of the extension members, and,

" Fig; 17 is anenlarged detail sectional view showing the mann-erot mounting one of the central extensionmembers on .one of the curtain supporting sections.

Fig. 8 isa top. plan view. of the structure shown in Fig.6,

window or moved bodilyinto. lowered post,

taken alongther'line ;9'-,9 -,of .Fig. 3,

is a sideelevational view'ot a.

vIntthat form. of: the invention illustrated i in Figs.w1;2,.s,4, 5iand 9, lydesignates the top, and 2 the sides of a window frame of the; usual'fconstruction. 1': .The curtain hanger comprises vertical standards of=s1n11lar 'coiist'iiucticn; located up on opposite' sides of the frame and each providedgwithan uppeiicurrfdportioii .janditerntin'ating in a 'ointed en'd 5. Suitably zlocated below the iei'ijrvediportion lis an: oiiset'fixarranged to 'eceivje the inturnedfend portions 7, 8" and 9170f g f -i supporting sections 13, 14 I V p 1 :with 1O whereby the curtain supporting sections may be secured to the standard by a bolt 11 and nut 12.

The curtain supporting sections of the hanger structures 13, 14 and 15 are bent to provide inturned ends 7, 8 and 9 respectively, these inturned ends being firmly secured together and held in the offset 6 of the standard 3 by the bolt 11. Those portions said extension members 16 and 17 being so formed as to slip over the adjacent end portions of the curtain supporting sections 13 and 15 and slide thereon to connect the curtain supporting sections 13 and 15 on frames of varying widths and thus serve to supportrespectively the window curtains and the valance across the front of the Window" frame] ,Th'e curtain supporting sec- 7 tions 1 1- are each provided with a relativetion 1% and its extension member 18 sup-' ports a dropcurtain upon one side of the ly short extension member 18 which is j .,for1ned to'slide'over" the inwardly project-- 30 curtains 20 at'each side of the window; The

opposite curtain supportingsections 13 and extension member 16 serve to support the usual curtains; each curtain'supporting secwindow; and the curtain supporting sections 15 and extension member 17 support the valance across the front of the curtains. The opposite curtainsupporting sections 13 and 15 and vertical standards 3 are normally held together and in assembled posi- "tion by means of the extension members 16 -tion l gand each drop curtain may be reand 17 so that the entire curtain supporting structure may be bodily moved as a unit. 1

'Each drop curtain is preferablyprovided with a loop 22 formed at the upper edge which slides over the extension 18' and sec tained in proper position upon its support by means of a spring clip 23 provided with outwardly projecting ends 2 1 which may be positioned within the extension member 18 when they engage the fabric of the loop and positively hold the curtain against slipping on its support.

Brackets 26' may be secured to the top portlon of the window frame by screws or like fastening dev ces 27, each of said brackets being provided with an opening 28 for the reception of the end 5 of one of the standards 3.." Tl1e'lowenend of .each' standard 3 is bent inwardly as at 29 90 rest mg end portion of each section 14 and is "adjustable thereon forsupportmgthe drop against the frame whereby the main por tion of the standard is maintained substantially parallel with the frame when the standards are in normal position as shown in Fig. 2. Lower brackets 30 are secured to opposite sides of the frame by screws or similar fastening means 31, each of said brackets having an outwardly extending portion 32 over which the end 5 of the standard is hooked when the hanger is placed in its lowered position to support the same for the removal or replacement of the curtains. I

When the hanger is in its normal curtain supporting position, as shown in Fig; 1 of the drawings, the pointed ends 5 of the standards 3 may be placed within the openings 28 in the brackets 26 and the lower portion of each standard positioned beneath the outwardly extending portion 32 of the lower bracket 30, whereby the curtains are supported in front of the'window in such a manner that the entire supporting struc ture and curtains may be bodily removed fromthe window if desired and without removing the curtains from the hanger. hen it is desired to remove or replace the curtains carried by the hanger the entire structure isremoved from the position shown in Fig.1 by grasping the standards 3 and lifting the pointed'ends5 from-the openings 28 in the brackets 26. The struc :ture is then lowered and the pointed ends 5 hooked over the outwardly extending portions 32 of the lower brackets which serve to support the structure in position for the removal and replacement of the curtains on the curtain supporting sections, This struc ture may also be employed without using the top brackets 26 by engaging the pointed ends 5 with the top of window frame when the pointed encs 5 may be forced into the wood of the frame suificiently to prevent the removal of the structure except when it may be desired to change or remove the curtains.

In the forms of the invention illustrated in Figs) 6, Sand 10 to 15 inclusive of the drawings, the vertical standards 35 upon op: posite sides of the frame are of similar con struction and are in the form of shafts each provided with a threaded upper end 36 and having a reducedp'ortion 37 located adja cent to the upper end thereof. In the modification shown in Figs. 6, '8 and 10 of the drawings, the shafts 35 are each provided with a'nut 38 mounted on the threaded portion 36 for carrying the curtainsupporting sections 39, 10 and 4-1, Each of these curtain supporting sections 39,40 and 41 is pro vided with a hub portion 43 shaped to fit over the threaded portion 36 of the'shafts' 35 Where theyare held secured by nuts 42. The curtain supporting sections" 39," and 4:1 be ng so formed that they project from the hub portions-at difierent pointscircumierentiallylof the, shaft andare spaced fromreach other horizontally, as shown in 8 of the I drawings.

iEXtension members {l5 and 46, similar to the extension anemberslG; and 17, connect (the adjacent ends of the curtain supporting sections 89 and 41 respectively, and are slid able thereon to ,provide extension means tor supporting the curtains and valance respectively and for adapting these curtain supporting sections to fit windows of varying widths. sections are each provided with an extension member A8 slidable thereon. and adapted to-slide upon-said sections to vary the eitective. lengths ofs-aid curtain supports -asmaybe desired. Clips 23, similar to those previously described and similarly em- .ployechamaygbe used forjthepurpose of securing the edges of the drop curtain in proper.iposition relative. to the ends of the extension members 18. The opposite curtain supporting sections 8.9 and extension member serve to, supportthe usual curtains; eachfcurtainsupporting section 40 and its extension membertS suppor'tsa drop curtain upon one side of the windowgrand the curtain supporting sections l1 and extension member 46 support the valance across the'tront of the curtains. The opposite curtain supportingsectionsfit andel andvertical shaftsi35 are norinal lyheld together and in assembled .position'by means ofzthe extension members45 and 4.6 so that the entire curtain supporting structure may be bodily moved as a unit. In the; form of the.

brackets 52 secured to the frame by-screws .or other. suitable fastening means .53.. Each of these brackets is provided with a bearing opening 154 having a narrowed slot 5500m- -municating; therewith, the narrowed slot being adapted. to receivethe reduced por -tion 37 of the shaft 35, while the opening is, oat-suitable size to form a bearing'ior' the main portion of the shaft 35.

JlVhen the curtain draperies have been placed i-nposition on the curtain supporting members the hanger-structure is placed in theposition shown in full lines in 6 by first inserting the lower ends nit-the shaft 35 in the bearing openings of the lower brackets s52 when the reduced p *tions 3? of thel sha'tts are i .thenpassed into the narrowed slots 5550f; theiu-ppier: bracltets and the structure islow red into position shown in 0t the..clraw.ing ,=w ere "iull lines'in Fig. :6 the structure is supported in front of the window andezpositively held against removal ltlijstriieture is raised 7 1 0 f blrtllgkizht" The curtain supportingduced portions-37 into registry with-thenarrowedvslots 55. 'Vllhenever it is desired-to upper and lower brackets and thestructure lowered to .a point adjacent to the lower brackets 52. The reduced portions37 ot the shaft arethen passed into the narrowed slots '55 of thelower brackets and lowered into position to be supported thereby as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6 of the drawings, when the curtains may be readily. removed and replaced. In this way the entire curtain supporting structure may be bodily removed t'rom its normal position in front of the window and lowered to a position within easy reach to remove or replace the curtains, and then returned to its original position, without making it necessary for the operator to reach the upper, portion window frame.

In that form of the invention particularly illustrated in Figs. 11, 13, lt and 1 5 of the drawings, the structure is in all respects sirn ilar to that just described except that the lower nut55 supporting the hub portions d'of the curtain supporting sectionson the shaft 35 is provided .upon its lower side with a reduced shoulder 56, and the top bracket 57 and lower bracket 58 tor'securmg the structure to the frame are each'pro- V videid with a slot 59. of sullicient size toreceive the shaft35 and the outer edge of-each bracket is turned up .to form aQflange 60 adapted to engage the. reduced portion'eti of the nut 55 when the shaft '35 is placed in the slot 59 and the structure lowered into either the full line or dotted line; position shown in'Fig. 11 of the drawings. The bracket 57 is secured to the top of the frame by means of a screw 61 or similar fastening device, and the bracket 58'is secured to the side of the frame by a screw 62 or similar fastener.

The curtain draperiesare applied to the structure shown in Figs. 11 and 14- in the same manner as previously described and the structure can be readily placed in itsnon mal position at the top 01. the window asv shown-in full lines on Fig. 11 where lb heldin position by theshoulder 56 engaging the flange 60 of the top bracket57. vVJhen it is desired to removeor change the cure ,tai-ns theastructure may be removed from its .fullline position in Fig ll by disengaging the shafts 35-tromthe upper brackets and ggi ethe flanges 6O of the lower bracketsuto supporttheistructureduring the removal and i Y I 1-3 p acenta-liter hesis-win Theinner ends of the extensions 18 and 48 may be struck down asindicated at 63 in Fig. 16 of the drawings to prevent the clip 23 from sliding out of the end of the extension inemberwhen in position to hold the edge of the drop curtain in place.

a iVhat I claim is:

1. A curtain hanger comprising opposite- 1y positioned vertical standards each of which supports a plurality of end sections, extension members connecting certain of said oppositely positioned end sections, standards supporting the end'sections, and means engageable by said standards to support said hanger in either of two vertical positions in front of a window.

- 2. A curtain hanger comprising oppositely ositioned vertical standards curtain su porting sections carried by each standard and spaced from each other horizontally, an extension member slidably mounted uponand 'connecting two oppositely positioned correspondingly located curtain supporting sec tions to provide a continuous curtain support extending between the oppositely positioned standards, and means engageable by said standards to support said hanger in front oi a-window. f y r 3; A curtain hangercoinprising oppositely positioned vertical standards, curtain supporting sections carried by each standard and spaced from each 'other horizontally, an extension member slidably mounted upon and connecting two oppositely positioned correspondingly located curtain supporting sections to provide a continuous curtain support extending between the oppositely positioned standards."

V 4.. A curtain hanger comprising oppositely positioned vertical. standards, curtain supporting sections carried by each standard and spaced from each other horizontally, exten sion members, slid-ably mounted upon and connecting certain of the oppositely positioned correspondingly located curtain supportingsections to provide continuous curtain supports extending between the oppositely positioned. standards, and means engageable by said standards to support said hanger in front of a window. r 5. A curtain hanger comprising oppositely positioned vertical standards, curtain supporting sections carried by each standard and spaced froin each othe 1 horizontally, ex-

'porting sections carried by each standard and spaced from each other horizontally, an extension member slidably mounted upon and connecting two oppositely positioned correspondingly located curtain supporting sections to provide a 7 continuous curtain support extending between the oppositely posi-- tioned standards, and means engageable by said standards to support said hanger in either of two vertical positions in front or" a window.

7. A curtain hanger comprising two oppositely positioned vertical standards, a plurality of curtain supporting sections mounted upon each standard, an extension member slidably mounted upon and connecting said oppositely positioned sections to provide with said sections a continuous support, and means for releasably supporting said sections upon opposite sides of a window. 7 8'. A curtain hanger comprisingopposite ly positioned vertical standards, a plurality of curtain supporting sections mounted upon each standard and supported thereby, extension members slidably mounted upo'nand connecting certain correspondingly located I oppositely positioned "sections to provide with. said sections continuous curtain supports, and means for'releasably supporting said sections ugonopposite sides: of awindow. I

9. A curtain hanger comprising opposite- 1y positionedvertical standards, a plurality of curtain supporting sections mounted upon each standard and supported thereby and an extension member slidably mounted upon and connecting two correspondingly located oppositely positioned sections to provide with said sections a continuous curtain support and unite the oppositely positioned standards and sections to form a substantial- 1y unitary structure.

1.0. A curtain hanger comprising oppositely positioned vertical standards, a plurality of curtain supporting sections mounted upon each standard and supported thereby and extension members slidably mounted upon and connecting certain correspondingly located oppositely positioned curtain sup porting sections to provide with saidsections continuous curtain supports and unite the oppositely positioned standards and sections to form a substantially unitary structure. i

11. A curtain hanger comprising oppositely positioned brackets, oppositely positioned standards ca ried by said brackets, op-

positely positioned curtain supporting sec tions carried by said standards, and members releasably connecting certain corre spondingly located oppositely positioned curtainsupporting sections to provide with said sections continuous supports and releasably connecting the oppositely positioned sections and standards to form in eflect a unitary structure.

1.2. A curtain hanger comprising opposite- 1y positioned upper and lower bracket members, oppositely positioned standards, interards and curtain supporting members are connected together to form a structure engageable with or removable from said brackets as a unit.

14. A curtainhanger comprising 0pp0Sitely positioned standards each having its upper end portion downturned and terminating in a point, and oppositely positioned curtain supporting members carried by said standards. I

15. A curtain hanger comprising oppositely positioned standards each having its upper end portion downturned and terminating in a point, and having an offset formed therein for the reception of curtain supporting members, and oppositely positioned curtain supporting members secured in the off 7 set portions of said standards.

'16. In a curtain hanger, a standard having its upper end portion bent back upon itself and terminating in a point, said standard being provided intermediate its ends with an offset portion and havlng its opposite end, inturned in the same direction"- as the bent upper end portion thereof.

17. In a curtain hanger, a curtain supporting section, an extension member 'slidably mounted upon said curtain supporting section and provided with inturned edges, and a spring clip provided with outturned edges adapted to fit within and engage the inturned edges of said extension member to engage material interposed therebetween and maintain said fabric material in position relative to said extension member.

18. A curtain hanger comprising oppositely positioned vertical standards, a plurality of curtain supporting sections carried by each standard, means slidably mounted upon and connecting certain of said oppositely positioned curtain supporting sections to form J therewith continuous curtain support-sv ex tending across in front of the window and connect the oppositely positioned standards and thereby form in elfect a unitary structure bodily removable from and replaceable in position in front of the window, and upper and lower bracket members engageable by said standards to supportsaidhanger in either of two vertical positions in front of a window. g

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

GEORGE W. novntay 

